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❛ COSMIC CLUB ❜ ───── A KISS IS THE BEGINNING OF CANNIBALISM.
COSMIC CLUB was initially founded as Cupid’s Club in Seattle, Washington, by Monika Holičová and Park Jin-young in 1995.
From its inception in 1995 until 2000, it operated as a music publishing house and video production company. In 2000, it restructured itself as a talent agency, moving its headquarters from Seattle to Seoul, South Korea. It began accepting trainees in 2000. The label changed its name to Cosmic Club in 2014.
The company’s first act was the female R&B trio Bloom in 2001. The group attracted some attention at its debut. However, this popularity didn’t last long; the trio disbanded in 2003, only two years after its debut. The company debuted its second act in 2004, a female pop duo called Silence of Stars or S.O.S. The duo generated the company's mainstream popularity. The duo would later be accredited as one of Korea’s biggest acts.
Cosmic Club acquired Cult Creative in July 2015, but the latter would remain an independent label. Later, in November, it became a top shareholder in Antoinette Modeling and helped fund its opening.
The company has four subsidiaries: Cult Creative, Yugen Labs, Gods Complex Media, and Antoinette Modeling, collectively known as Sunflower Galaxy.
Native Name. 코스믹 클럽
Romanized Name. koseumig keulleob
Company Type. Public
Industry. Entertainment
Genre. K-pop • Pop • R&B • Dance • Hip Hop
Founded. October 5, 1995
Founders. Monika Holičová & Park Jin-young
Headquarters. Mapo-gu, South Korea
Key People. Monika Holičová ( co-founder, chairwoman & president ) & Park Jin-young ( co-founder, ceo & executive director )
Website. www.cosmic.com
── ★ ˙ ̟ COSMIC CLUB CONTROVERSIES.
Dispute with Judith Song
In late May 2017, Judith Song, a soloist signed with Cult Creative and several other subsidiaries of Cosmic, applied to the Seoul Central District Court to investigate the validity of her contract with Cosmic. She felt her earnings were insufficient, given the revenue she generated for the corporation and its subsidiaries. News of this dispute caused Cosmic’s stock price to drop significantly. In addition, many JUDY fans protested the company, sending protest trucks demanding better treatment for the idol. As a result of the dispute, several of Judy's scheduled appearances were canceled.
The court ruled in favor of the soloist. In response, Cosmic held a press conference, claiming the suit was fraudulent, and filed a countersuit. However, the countersuit was dismissed, as the court found evidence supporting Judy’s claims.
In a statement released shortly after the lawsuit was concluded, Judy’s lawyers stated: "Despite the hostile back-and-forth between Ms. Song and Cosmic, we’ve reached an agreement. Things have been smoothed out, and there appear to be no hard feelings between the parties."
── ★ ˙ ̟ SUBSIDIARIES.
The corporation acquired these labels and subsidiaries; however, they operate independently from Cosmic Club and receive support for creative activities.
CULT CREATIVE ... est. 2003
Yugēn Labs ... est. 2012
God's Complex Media ... est. 2014
Antoinette Modeling … est. 2016
HONEYSUCKLE PRODUCTIONS ... est. 2017
── ★ ˙ ̟ COSMIC CLUB ARTISTS.
BLOOM ﹙ female trio ── 2001 - 2003; 2016; 2021 ﹚
SILENCE OF STARS ﹙ female duo ── 2004 - 2013; indefinite hiatus ﹚
SUNNY AFTERNOON ﹙ four-member girl group ── 2011 - 2018; indefinite hiatus ﹚
BADLUCK ﹙ male duo ── 2013 - 2019 ﹚
VINNY ﹙ male soloist ── 2013 - present ﹚
PERSONA ﹙ female soloist ── 2014 - 2022 ﹚
EUNOIA ﹙ eleven-member girl group ── 2015 - present ﹚
BLUSHER ﹙ five-member girl group ── 2016 - present ﹚
MIDAS ﹙ co-ed duo ── 2016 - 2019; 2022 - present ﹚
SHIRO ﹙ female soloist ── 2016 - 2023 ﹚
GIHWA ﹙ male soloist ── 2022 - present ﹚
EGO ﹙ female trio ── 2023 - present ﹚
── ★ ˙ ̟ COSMIC CLUB PRODUCERS.
LUCKYGIRL ﹙ female producer ── 2003 - 2019; 2023 - present ﹚
DAEHYUN ﹙ male producer ── 2003 - present ﹚
── ★ ˙ ̟ COSMIC CLUB KEY PEOPLE.
MONIKA HOLIČOVÁ ﹙ co-founder, chairwoman & president ﹚
PARK JIN-YOUNG﹙ co-founder, ceo & executive director ﹚
MONIKA HOLIČOVÁ ﹙ co-founder, chairwoman & president ﹚
PARK JIN-YOUNG﹙ co-founder, ceo & executive director ﹚
❛ CULT CREATIVE ❜ ───── HOME IS THE FIRST GRAVE.
Cult Creative, formerly Cult Creative Records, is a South Korean record label founded in 2003 by Han Byungcheol. Although Cosmic Club acquired the label in 2015, it still operates independently. In 2017, Cult Creative Records shed records from its name, becoming simply Cult Creative.
Cult Creative debuted its first artist in 2005, KIM RUBY, who brought the company moderate success upon debut. Their second act, HAEWON, in 2008, got the same results. However, the debut of the label’s first girl group in 2011, HEARTBURN, put the company on the map, bringing national success. The soloist JUDY in 2013 would be their first act to debut disastrously, but it would also be why Cult Creative’s name is known worldwide; the soloist would vindicate herself in her subsequent release and become the label's most prominent artist.
Native Name. 컬트 크리에이티브; 컬트 창작 기록
Romanized Name. keolteu keulieitibeu; keolteu changjag gilog
Formerly. Cult Creative Records ( 2003 - 2017 )
Company Type. Public
Industry. Entertainment
Genre. K-pop • Pop • R&B • Dance • Hip Hop
Founded. October 5, 1995
Founders. Monika Holičová & Park Jin-young
Headquarters. Mapo-gu, South Korea
Key People. Han Byuncheol ( founder ), Ha Hyeju ( coo ) & Baek Jimin ( ceo & president )
Website. www.cultcreative.com
── ⠀† ˙ CULT CREATIVE CONTROVERSIES.
Dispute with Natthawut Sangsingkeo
In early June 2019, it was reported that Natthawut Sangsingkeo, also known as Dean, a member and composer of the Starborn Creative and Cult Creative group Zombie Pop, filed a lawsuit against the latter company for copyright infringement. He claimed he was not credited for writing So Hot and Chained Up by HeatBurn and Red String, respectively. The suit was announced via a Starborn Creative representative.
In a separate statement, the representative made it clear they were suing both Cult Creative and the producer, who was revealed to be BEAM (real name Lee JiYoung), who failed to credit Dean appropriately. They named the former for failing to hold the producer accountable for his actions.
Cult Creative later released its statement, saying the accusations were “false” and that there was no evidence that Dean had participated in the composition of either song, to which Dean later submitted proof that he wrote a majority of both songs. The courts sided with Dean, stating the evidence provided was undeniable. The suit would be settled, with the artist getting royalties for 50% of both songs.
However, after this suit was settled, Dean would file another. He stated the previous case’s conclusion was inadequate as he had written a significant amount of both songs. Again, due to Dean's additional evidence, the courts sided with him.
Ultimately, Cult Creative gave him 100% of the songwriting royalties. Later, a Cult Creative representative released a statement publicly apologizing to Dean and announcing they had terminated BEAM’s contract.
── ⠀† ˙ ̟ CULT CREATIVE ARTISTS.
KIM RUBY ﹙ female soloist ── 2005 - 2020 ﹚
HAEWON ﹙ female soloist ── 2008 - 2017 ﹚
TRUE BLUE ﹙ four-member boy group ── 2009 - 2018 ﹚
HEAT BURN ﹙ four-member girl group ── 2011 - present ﹚
JUDY ﹙ female soloist ── 2013 - present ﹚
RED STRING ﹙ male duo ── 2014 - 2019; 2023 - present ﹚
SUJIN ﹙ soloist ── 2015 - present ﹚
JINNY ﹙ soloist ── 2015 - present ﹚
TOSKA ﹙ female trio ── 2016 - present ﹚
KOI POND ﹙ five-member co-ed pop punk band ── 2017 - 2019 ﹚
ZOMBIE POP ﹙ six-member boy group ── 2018 - present / co-managed with Starborn Creative ﹚
DITTO ﹙ female duo ── 2019 - present﹚
ELODIE ﹙ female soloist ── 2023 - present ﹚
── ⠀† ˙ ̟ CULT CREATIVE PRODUCERS.
DAPHNE CHOI ﹙ female producer ── 2005 - 2019 ﹚
REDHORSE ﹙ producer ── 2007 - present ﹚
ELIJAH ALESANDER ﹙ male producer ── 2007 - 2009; 2014 - present ﹚
DAI ﹙ male producer ── 2010 - present ﹚
JUDITH SONG ﹙ female producer ── 2015 - present ﹚
BEAM﹙ male producer ── 2015 - 2019 ﹚
── ⠀† ˙ ̟ CULT CREATIVE KEY PEOPLE.
HAN BYUNCHEOL ﹙ founder ﹚
HA HYEJU﹙ coo ﹚
BAEK JIMIN ﹙ ceo & president ﹚
❛ ANTOINETTE MODELING ❜ ───── AND ALL OF MY DEVOTION TURNS VIOLENT
Antoinette Modeling was founded in 2015 by the famous modeling trio Evangeline Masai, Lin Yumeng, and Dorothy Loving. Despite being funded by Cosmic Club, the agency has made a name for itself and operates independently.
The agency operates in several locations: the United States, South Korea, Japan, and Australia. Many of the models under Antoinette are from other Cosmic Club subsidiaries; however, a majority of them are not.
Company Type. Private
Industry. Fashion
Founded. February 14, 2016
Founders. Evangeline Masi, Lin Yumeng & Dorothy Loving
Headquarters. Los Angeles, California
Key People. Evangeline Masai ( co-founder, co-chairwoman & ceo ), Lin Yumeng ( co-founder, co-chairwoman & coo ) & Dorothy Loving ( co-founder & president )
Website. www.antoinette.com
── ⠀♡ ˙ NOTABLE ANTOINETTE MODELS.
STELLA DOWN ﹙ 2016 - 2024 ﹚
MORGAN JENNINGS ﹙ 2016 - present ﹚
NARISSA KWON﹙ 2016 - 2018 : @/almostyours ﹚
KIM DURI ﹙ 2017 - present ﹚
ISHII YASU ﹙ 2017 - present ﹚
HAEWON ﹙ 2017 - 2017 ﹚
PARK TAEYEON ﹙ 2019 - present ﹚
DELANEY RAVI ﹙ 2019 - present ﹚
JUDITH SONG﹙ 2019 - present ﹚
SON JAEHO﹙ 2023 - present : @/rey2rey ﹚
ARIN ZHAO ﹙ 2019 - 2023 ﹚
LI MEI-JIN﹙ 2022 - present / under con. : @/heejinkwan ﹚
── ⠀♡ ˙ ANTOINETTE MODELING KEY PEOPLE.
EVANGELINE MASAI ﹙ co-founder, co-chairwoman & ceo ﹚
LIN YUMENG﹙ co-founder, co-chairwoman & coo ﹚
DOROTHY LOVING ﹙co-founder & president ﹚